As we continue looking back at the life
of Queen Margrethe in celebration of her 80th birthday, today let’s
look at some of her royal ancestors. The monarchy of Denmark is one
of the oldest in the world and can be traced back to the eighth
century — though with recordkeeping not at its best in those times
and the existence of “semi-legendary kings,” it’s entirely possible
that the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
updated their charitable foundation’s website with new guidelines
on how they will support those on the frontline of responding to
the coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Foundation now lists three key
ways that William and Kate will…
When Queen Margrethe celebrates her 80th
birthday tomorrow, it will be with less fanfare than originally
planned, but Danish officials are offering ways to celebrate The
Queen from home. Denmark’s Foreign Ministry, which runs the
Denmark.dk Twitter account, posted…
The Princess Royal has given a rare
interview to Vanity Fair ahead of her 70th birthday later this
summer. Of her heavy schedule, which she attributes to not wanting
to sit around, she says, “I make their lives more difficult in
terms of the logistics, I’m afraid, but if I’m going to be in
London, I don’t want to be hanging about. A lot of stuff goes on
here, so there’s a question of…
[getty src=”542259040″ width=”594″
height=”396″ tld=”ca”] Prince Philippe and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
made a surprising announcement in September 1999: they had been in
a secret relationship and were now engaged…
This month, the Queen of Denmark
celebrates her 80th birthday. While celebrations will take place
later in the year, owing to the coronavirus outbreak, as Margrethe
reaches this major milestone, her remarkable life and reign are
again in the spotlight. Today, let’s take a…
Today, let’s take a look at Queen
Margrethe’s life as she prepared to be a queen. We’re looking back
at her life from 1959 to 1971, just before her January 1972
accession to the throne. [getty src=”558631203″ width=”492″
height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Nineteen-year-old Princess Margrethe (right)
with her younger sisters Anne-Marie…
The Duke of Cambridge has sent a letter
to the Moderator of the Church of Scotland ahead of Easter, writing
that he appreciates what the Church has done to “re-invent itself
digitally” to provide a space for worshippers. “I wanted to
acknowledge how difficult a…
Today, we’re looking back at King
Philippe’s adult life until he became the King of the Belgians in
2013. [getty src=”172013850″ width=”438″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]
After Prince Philippe turned 18, he joined…
A new YouGov poll has placed The Queen
firmly atop the list of most popular royals, with a 78% rating
across all age groups. Sitting in second place is The Duchess of
Cambridge, who trails by five percent points at 73%. Her husband,
The Duke of Cambridge is the third most popular royal, at 66%. If
the ratings are adjusted by age demographic, Kate leads the
popularity contest among…
